George Washington suffered severe teeth issues his entire life, and by the time he became president in 1789, he had just one ...

Discover the evolution of Presidents Day from a single-president celebration to a national holiday honoring American ...

As part of those celebrations in Florida, statues of other Founding Fathers are planned to be shown in counties named after ...

In 1848, the Boston Athenaeum acquired more than 300 volumes from the famed Virginian's collection of books. They nearly ...

In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a new state flag ...

George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. And yet the nation is once again commemorating the first U.S. president on Monday.

It seemed like a huge loss for the American forces under Gen. George Washington, who had been leading the battle for independence from Britain for almost two years. But on May 7, Washington wrote ...

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. I’d largely forgotten about them—the final address contains enough wisdom to fill volumes—until ...

University of Delaware alumnus Philip De Paola is also fascinated by the suit, but his appreciation is less about George Washington the icon and more about what historic textiles can teach us. De ...